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NYTimes: Pricey Oahu Home, Low Tax

NYTimes: Pricey Oahu Home, Low Tax

The newspaper looked at homes for under $1 million in three real estate markets. In Honolulu, buyers pay more and get less, but benefit from really low property tax rates.

Living Hawaii: What Is Sapping The Energy Of Our Farmers? Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Living Hawaii: What Is Sapping The Energy Of Our Farmers?

Even with low oil prices, the deck is stacked against farmers like Richard Ha on the Big Island. But some argue new strategies can turn things around.

Living Hawaii: New Studies Show The Price Of Paradise Is Still Defeating Us Flickr.com

Living Hawaii: New Studies Show The Price Of Paradise Is Still Defeating Us

When it comes to buying power and the rising cost of living, we still haven’t fully recovered from the Great Recession.

Living Hawaii: Did Houston Have A Solution?

Living Hawaii: Did Houston Have A Solution?

We check back in with a Honolulu family who moved to Texas in 2014 to escape Oahu’s high cost of living and dismal buying power. Here’s how that turned out.

Living Hawaii: Is Cheap Oil NextEra’s Enemy? Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Living Hawaii: Is Cheap Oil NextEra’s Enemy?

The substantial drop in oil prices has complicated NextEra’s bid for Hawaiian Electric, and could make it harder for Hawaii to accept the company.

Living Hawaii: Kauai’s Search For Cheaper Electricity Kauai Island Utility Cooperative

Living Hawaii: Kauai’s Search For Cheaper Electricity

A time-of-use pilot project on Kauai is expected to bring down costs for people who sign up for it. But it could have future payoffs for all customers.

Living Hawaii: Two-Thirds Of An Electricity Price Revolution? Civil Beat

Living Hawaii: Two-Thirds Of An Electricity Price Revolution?

Hawaiian Electric wants to offer shockingly lower rates to customers — at least for part of the day.

Living Hawaii: Rooftop Solar Boosts Home Values Eric Pape/Civil Beat

Living Hawaii: Rooftop Solar Boosts Home Values

Amid changing incentives, home solar may take more time to pay off. But how does it affect resale values?

Living Hawaii: So You Say You Want To End The Housing Crisis? D.R. Horton's Schuler Division

Living Hawaii: So You Say You Want To End The Housing Crisis?

Real estate analysts and experts contend we could make great strides toward producing the housing we need by losing some of our regulations.